A potential change in the “perc testing” policy in Upper Milford Township may mean more problems and delays for people who want to build homes. Perc testing is the state-required examination of soil ...

Can a house lot go through decades of failing percolation tests, and then pass the test to will allow the land to be built upon? A number of concerned residents presented that question and more to the ...

A: For a true percolation test, often done during construction or installation of a septic system, a hole approximately 1 foot in width and depth is dug. Once filled with water, if it drains at a rate ...

SEPTIC tanks connected directly to watercourses, inadequate percolation areas and sludge build-up are among the most common problems with septic waste systems in Ireland, according to one leading ...

Wet season percolation testing will begin Monday in Anne Arundel County. Applications for mound sewage disposal systems must have been received Tuesday with testing performed by March 17. All other ...